American Politics and US Government Research: US Political Races Research

Create a Google News alert for your candidate here. There is also a Google News app. In the app do a search for your candidate and then save that search.

National news sources including AP, CNN, NPR and some regional and local sources

Great for local news content. Also has national sources

News and Polling aggregator with some original content from a broad range of perspectives.

Analyses the impact of money in politics.

The Voting & Elections Collection from CQ Press contains in-depth data about U.S. Presidential, Congressional, and Gubernatorial campaigns and elections, historical and modern. Data export tools allow for customized data downloads for statistical analysis. Also includes information about voter demographics and political parties.

Polling data for elections

Has exit poll data under Polling Data > US Elections

Biographies, speeches, positions, ratings, funding sources, etc. on elected officials and candidates for US national races.

Articles and information about races at all levels of government.

Data on campaign finances and donors.

Tracks money in politics in the US.

Track what sitting members of congress say and do including how they vote.

Archived copies of past candidate web sites.

Allows you to select a district and get data on that district.

Data from more than 80 different government and non-government sources and backed by numerous current and historical data series on popular topics of research interest. Organized by geography and time, State Stats allows users to discover, view, and export key information measures for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Covers a wide range of topics including crime & law enforcement, economy, education, energy & environment, health, housing, labor, and transportation.

Demographics, social data, employment, crime, etc.